Date | 04.11.2019 - 06.11.2019 |
Location | Brussels, Belgium |
November 4, 2019 18:00 - 21:00
On the eve of the 14th EWA Brussels Conference, the European Water Association (EWA) will award the William Dunbar Medal. Since 1973, the Dunbar Medal has been donated by Messe München International and awarded by the EWA to an individual, who has made a major contribution to the science and/or technology of water or wastewater management.
This year's winner is Prof. Dr. Jean Berlamont from Belgium.
More information will be posted in due course!
In order to learn more about the medal award and a list of previous winners, please follow this link here.
Dunbar Sponsor:
With the elections already over, the developments in water policy will be back on the European policy agenda. The upcoming EWA event will address the most recent information on achievements and challenges both in the European as well as the international water policy as seen from the Commission as well as from UNESCO. A special interest in the newly composed Commission, an update on the process of reviewing the Water Framework Directive and the evaluation process of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive will be on the agenda at the events in November! The topics of the impacts of organic farming as well as micro pollutants, among other interesting subjects, will be discussed at this two-day event! Please find the program in the link below
EWA Silver sponsor:
The EWA Water Policy Seminar has during past years provided an overview on EU institutions, their interaction and decision-making processes, as well as possibilities, paths and legal rights for access to information and documents, and a summary of water-related policy and legislation.
The forthcoming months will see major developments in European water policy
The 2019 EWA Water Policy Seminar will provide you information and exchange of views on the challenges identified, as well as possibly outcomes, not least looking at the decision taking processes and the composition of the newly elected European Parliament.
The EWA Water Policy Seminar will cover
- Water Framework Directive
- Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive
- Drinking Water Directive
- Nitrates Directive.
The time schedule will allow for ample time for discussion and complementary questions.
The seminar aims at planners and decision makers at local, regional and national level, in municipalities and regional authorities and agencies, in branches of the water industry as well as in non-governmental organisations and stakeholder bodies.
Seminar Program (PDF) is now available here.
You can find the registration form for all three events here:
Motel One Brussels
The EWA Contingency is valid from 4-6 November 2019.
Price per room per day: € 100,50
Please book under this allotment before 23 September 2019. After that, the rooms will be more expensive and will have to be booked via the MotelOne website.
Become a sponsor:
Your contribution to this event will help support an increase in knowledge among primary stakeholders and decision- makers in Europe as we move forward to address issues concerning the effective urban wastewater treatment.
Your benefit:
The conference will be announced on international level its press releases, announcements in water expert magazines and in EWA monthly Newsletter, distributed through our member network and beyond.Expand your brand among the water professionals in Europe and make use of network opportunities of over 50,000 water experts within the European Water Association.